Current event, The 13 colonies

Article Title:

World stocks jolted by North Korean leader's death

      The death of King John made the European markets higher. This will have a huge affect on the world stock exchange. But its not just Europe that's improving, Germany rose 0.7 percent. Paris rose 0.2 percent and Britain rose 0.3 percent.

      How does this relate to the colonies in the 1700's? People in the colonies relied on other parts of the world for trade and economic support. This trade is called the Colombian exchange. Just like the article if one part of the world changes, then the other parts of the world will be affected too.

     This affects my life because I am part of the world. Anything that happens in the stock exchange will affect me because the stock exchange supports the whole worlds economy. If something goes wrong, then my "colony" will be affected. Just like if something goes wrong in the Colombian exchange, then the colonies would have dramatic changes whether good or bad. 

       In class we are learning about the settlement of the thirteen colonies and how it settled and how there government and economy developed. We also learned that the world has something called the Colombian exchange. Back then the world usually traded slaves, whine, art, and fabrics. Today we trade money, and as the stock exchange changes, just remember we are equally affected by the change. 

 

War in Iraq relates to colinization in the U.S

Aaron Moncrief
Article number 6
"North County Times"
War

     

Terrorist fired rockets on Thursday at site where more than 2,000 Afghan elders were having a national assembly to talk about the future of U.S. military being in Afghanistan, officials said. Both rockets missed the elders, but one man was injured.

 

This relates the article to what we are learning in a few ways. One way is when people from around the globe came to America, they fought Indians or helped Indians in war. Such as the U.S military is helping to get rid of terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq. We are also learning that the when the French came to America they helped the Huron Indians fight the Iroquois Indians. This example relates to the article because our military is helping another country against an enemy they both hate.

 

I can relate this article to my own life because I am an American citizen protected by a military. I have heard about wars from today or from the past on t.v and they all had a cause. War is something that us Americans have faced for as long as it was formed.

 

I fell that war is one of the most disastrous things on earth. It can also eventually end up destroying our planet. I understand that war has its reasons but war has to stop. War boils up more and more hatred that could rip us apart. So, what do I think of this article? I think that its good yet bad, the bad being that its war, the good being that its for a cause. 

 

   

Pledge of alligience

The Pledge of Allegiance

       The Pledge of Allegiance was published by two school children in 1892. The magazine was called " The Youths Companion". It was created to celebrate the 400'th anniversary of Christopher Columbus. This article explains the significant words in the pledge. It also talks how American citizens don't see the significance and the importance in the pledge.
         In class we are studying how our nation and government was formed. We are also learning about citizens rights and responsibilities. This pledge is connected to our learning because the pledge of allegiance is a sign that a citizen is committed to there country. This helps grow an even stronger bond between country and citizen.
         We use the pledge for school everyday. Just think millions of kids a day are repeating the important pledge. But a lot of kids don't understand it and are just repeating it just because they are told. Well this blog is here to tell you that pledge is super important. Next time you do the pledge think of your country.
         I my self thought that the Pledge of Allegiance was nothing but a phrase you say everyday. But after reading that article it really got me thinking about our great country. In the pledge it says "I pledge Allegiance" I thought that meant nothing but really it means a promise to be faithful and true. This blog explains The Pledge of Allegiance and its significances. I hope you learned something new because I shure did.

Legislative Branch

Article#5
Wegmans recalls pine nuts
North County times

Turkish pine nuts sold in the east coast of Arizona have been linked to salmonella. It has caused 40 sick and two people to the hospital. They have recalled 5000 pounds of the nuts. It has been sold in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland.There has been no deaths.

How does this relate to what we are learning in class? We learned that the Executive branch is in charge of food safety. This article explains how 5,000 pounds of nuts have been recalled. We learned that some branches have different duties and responsibilities. Such as the executive and the nut recall.

I have heard about it a lot on t.v. Food recalling is very common, in fact in the past month we had a recall on cantaloupe because it carried a bad disease. That's why everyday for food we eat, we wash our food just to be on the safe side. I have never gotten sick from diseases from food or anyone I know. But it must stink, so its the Executive branches job to protect people like us from harmful foods.

I think the Executive has an important job of protecting us. Just imagine if they didn't recall food. People would be sick and dying. I think that the executive should catch these food crysises before someone dies from eating bad food. But I think we have a job too, we should wash our food and look after ourselves. So be safe people of America! And thank the executive for watching over our safety.

Amendment 2-4

Article#4
Amendment 2-4
Title: South Carolina sheriff urges women to carry guns
North County times

A south Carolina sheriff is urging women to carry a small pistol. The reason was for protection against the many wackos in the world. The suggestion was made after a court case for a man who was one of those wackos. The gun would be held in a fanny pack. The sheriff also askes women to stay in groups for there safety.

How does this relate to what we are learning in class? In class we are learning about citizen protection that is found in the preamble. But there is one right that grants this permission to carry a pistol. And that is the right to bear arms, we studied that right and it men's the right to carry a weapon for protection.

I have seen this before at my own home. Me and my mom were going on a walk and we decided to bring a big stick. This story is related to the right to bear arms by when me and my mom were carrying a stick it was for self protection, just like the women urged to carry a pistol.

I feel that this article is good, yet bad. The good part is that women can defend themselves against the wackos of the world. The bad news is that if a stranger carries a gun, that might cause problems. So what do you think about it? I think this is an idea that should be well thought over.

Amendment 1, right to assemble

   
Article#3
Amendment 1
Title: Tennessee protesters defy curfew 3rd time, no arrests
North county times


      Anti-wall street protesters have for a third time gathered to chant against legislative plaza in Nashville, and no one was arrested. 75 protesters chanted "Who's plaza? Our plaza!" and danced to keep warm in the early morning. They have defied a curfew for the third time and was watched by police, but nobody was arrested.
    
      How is this related to what we are learning? We studied amendment 1 which was The right to peacefully assemble and the right to petition. This is from the Bill of Rights which has the word rights in it so it obviously means rights obtained by the people. We learned in class that with a democratic society comes citizens rights to speak out against the government. This is in fact a nation for the people by the people.

      I have seen this before on t.v in our country and in other country. In our country we have the right to speak out without getting shot. But other country who's government is either dictatorship or corrupt aren't so lucky when they are speaking out about a change they feel is needed. Luckily we have this thing called the Bill of Rights. Police do however have the right to stop a petition if it is getting to out of hand. And that is how it is related to our life.

       I fell the first amendment has helped make our nation a more perfect union. Without it, just imagine the upset citizens would have and then, boom! a violent wave breaks out that the citizens were forced to keep in. But fortunately the Bill of Rights protects our rights to petition. All this will help our government form better because they are getting important opinions to change. This is just on piece of the great puzzle of the United States of America.

Amendments 5-8

Article #2
Title: Testimony continues for Paul White
Amendment 5-8


         Jurors will hear the case against Dr. Paul White for a possible man slaughter of Micheal Jackson. Dr. Paul White will hold his defense theory, it will be challenged by prosecutors who have been laying out there case for four weeks that the Dr is greedy and corrupt.

        This is reminded of amendment 5-8, the right for a public trial, right for defense, and right for a jury. The amendment also explains the right for prosecutors. These amendments are important to our daily lives by supporting democracy and not dictatorship. The rights towards defendants are important because it justifies the case, a justified case also needs jurors in order to make the decision more fair.
        
         This is related to what we are learning in class. In class we are learning about a nation for the people, by the people. This article talking about a right to hold a testimony in court. We are also learning about democracy, this article explains the fairness in court by having a jury justify the decision. And that a defendant has rights in court by being able to have a defence theory.

         I have seen this before on t.v, the case was about Casey Anthony. The case went on for weeks and they were arguing back and fourth. In the end the jury said that she was innocent and the judge couldn't change the decision. In fact a court case is very common, I see people on t.v in court ever day whether its criminal or civil. And that is how it is related to my life.

         I think that court cases are really helpful to citizens. It helps us settle disputes or put justice to those who have done wrong. So basically it helps clean up our nation, without court we would be left with dictatorship and we would keep on arguing. So it is important to have a court in order to enforce laws and keep the rights to citizens.

Amendment 1

Freedom of religion
     Day of the dead is celebrated this week with festivals and exhibits. They celebrate the ones in there family that died and there ancestors. This festival is supported by the freedom of religion which is found in amendment one. Day of the dead is celebrated in north and south America.

     In class we are studying rights retained by citizens. Freedom of religion is important because in order to have a fair and equal economy. In class we have also learned that back then in medieval times that the king controlled there religions and daily lives. The founding fathers did not want that to happen again so they created the Bill of Rights. This is related to this article because day of the dead supports a different belief and just because the president celebrates it doesn't mean everyone cannot celebrate it.

     Freedom of religion is shown everywhere. I know people that are Jewish, catholic and other religions. They have the ability to worship and express there religion. But outside the U.S they are forced to believe in different religions. Take Iraq for example, terrorism is based off of some crazy belief and if anyone denied it, they die.

     I think that freedom of religion is very important. Its important because the founding fathers wanted a nation for the people. So in order to form that more perfect union they must give citizens rights to be themselves and let them worship differently and freely. Just like day of the dead, every year millions celebrate there dead family ancestors, now imagine if they were forced to stop there celebration. They would get angry and rebel, which will cause wars and rip the country apart just like Iraq. So now you see why freedom of religion is important.